Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Assisted by an Overtube with a Traction Forceps: An Animal Study

Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Assisted by an Overtube with a Traction Forceps: An Animal Study

Esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is technically difficult. To make it safer, we developed a novel method using overtube with a traction forceps (OTF) for countertraction during submucosal dissection. We conducted an ex vivo animal study and compared the clinical outcomes between OTF...

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Main Authors: Ken Ohata, Kuangi Fu, Eiji Sakai, Kouichi Nonaka, Tomoaki Tashima, Yohei Minato, Akiko Ohno, Takafumi Ito, Yosuke Tsuji, Hideyuki Chiba, Makoto Yamawaki, Hideyuki Hemmi, Teruo Nakaya, Junichi Fukushima, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3186168

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